Homing beacon

Homing beacons, also known as tracking devices, as a homing signal, or as a tracking beacon, were devices used to track starships and other vehicles. Various vessels, including Slave I and the TIE Advanced v1, could fire homing beacons on to enemy starships with projectile launchers.

Non-canon appearances

LEGO Star Wars: The Freemaker Adventures — "Free Fall"

Appearances

The High Republic: Cataclysm (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Cataclysm audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Rising Storm (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Rising Storm audiobook (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 1 (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Out of the Shadows (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Out of the Shadows audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 2 (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Trail of Shadows 4 (Unknown)

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The High Republic: The Eye of Darkness (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures (2023) 3 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic Adventures (2023) 4 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2023) 7 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2023) 8 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The High Republic (2023) 9 (Mentioned only) (First identified as homing signal) (Unknown)

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The High Republic: Temptation of the Force (First identified as tracking beacon) (Unknown)

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The Vow of Silver Dawn (Unknown)

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Padawan (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Padawan audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Battlefront II (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Episode II Attack of the Clones (First appearance) (Unknown)

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Queen's Hope (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Queen's Hope audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Downfall of a Droid" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lair of Grievous" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Dooku Captured" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "The Gungan General" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"Dooku Captured" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"Dooku Captured" — The Clone Wars: Stories of Light and Dark audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Lightsaber Lost" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Wookiee Hunt" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars — "Friends and Enemies" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "Devil's Deal" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch — "The Summit" (Unknown)

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Adventures in Wild Space: The Escape (Unknown)

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Adventures in Wild Space: Books 1–3 (Unknown)

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Adventures in Wild Space: The Steal (Unknown)

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Tarkin (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Tarkin audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Jedi Fallen Order - Dark Temple 3 (Mentioned only) (In flashback(s)) (Unknown)

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Beckett 1 (Unknown)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 2 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Solo: A Star Wars Story Adaptation 3 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Adventures Free Comic Book Day 2018 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Han Solo & Chewbacca 4 (Unknown)

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Andor — "Announcement" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Ezra's Gamble (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels webcomic (Unknown)

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Ezra's Duel with Danger (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Gathering Forces" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels: The Siege of Lothal (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Forces of Destiny: The Leia Chronicles & The Rey Chronicles (Unknown)

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Thrawn: Alliances (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Thrawn: Alliances audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Kindred" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "Crawler Commandeers" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Rebels — "DUME" (Unknown)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story novelization (Unknown)

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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story audiobook (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Episode IV A New Hope (First mentioned) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: A New Hope junior novelization (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Episode IV: A New Hope Read-Along Storybook and CD (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Battlefront II: Inferno Squad (Unknown)

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Battlefront II: Inferno Squad audiobook (Unknown)

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"Rabbit Hunt" — Star Wars Adventures Annual 2020 (Unknown)

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Heir to the Jedi (Mentioned only) (as tracking device) (Unknown)

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Heir to the Jedi audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Darth Vader (2015) 1 (Mentioned only; in flashback) (Unknown)

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Doctor Aphra: An Audiobook Original (Unknown)

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Doctor Aphra script (Unknown)

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Darth Vader (2015) 4 (Unknown)

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Darth Vader (2015) 7 (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2015) 69 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2015) 70 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"Tooth and Claw" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"Tooth and Claw" — From a Certain Point of View: The Empire Strikes Back audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Bounty Hunters 6 (Unknown)

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Bounty Hunters 16 (Indirect mention only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2020) 27 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Doctor Aphra (2020) 23 (Unknown)

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Doctor Aphra (2020) 38 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars (2020) 40 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"No Contingency" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi (Unknown)

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"No Contingency" — From a Certain Point of View: Return of the Jedi audiobook (Unknown)

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Alphabet Squadron (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Alphabet Squadron audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Aftermath: Life Debt (Unknown)

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Aftermath: Life Debt audiobook (Unknown)

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Victory's Price (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Victory's Price audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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"Blade Squadron: Jakku" — Star Wars Insider 172 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian Junior Novel (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian Junior Novel audiobook (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Mandalorian: The Manga (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner" (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian 6 (Unknown)

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The Mandalorian — "Chapter 12: The Siege" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Ahsoka — "Part Two: Toil and Trouble" (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron: Free Fall (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron: Free Fall audiobook (Unknown)

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Shadow of the Sith (Unknown)

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Shadow of the Sith audiobook (Unknown)

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The Legends of Luke Skywalker (Unknown)

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The Legends of Luke Skywalker audiobook (Unknown)

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"The Crimson Corsair and the Lost Treasure of Count Dooku" (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron 2 (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron 4 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars Special: C-3PO 1 (Unknown)

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Poe Dameron 11 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Phasma (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Phasma audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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The Last Jedi: Cobalt Squadron audiobook (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Forces of Destiny: The Rey Chronicles (Unknown)

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Star Wars Forces of Destiny — "Tracker Trouble" (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Episode VIII The Last Jedi (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: Expanded Edition audiobook (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Last Jedi: A Junior Novel audiobook (Unknown)

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The Last Jedi Adaptation 1 (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "Breakout" (Unknown)

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Star Wars Resistance — "The New World" (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Allegiance 1 (Mentioned only) (Unknown)

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Choose Your Destiny: A Finn & Poe Adventure (Unknown)

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Star Wars: Datapad (Unknown)

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"Tales from Wild Space: Stop, Thief!" — Star Wars Adventures (2017) 1 (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel (Indirect mention only) (Unknown)

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Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker: A Junior Novel audiobook (Indirect mention only) (Unknown)

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