Flight-enabled signal beacon

A portable flight-enabled beacon, comprising:

• a housing,
• a plurality of rotatable blades movable between an open configuration and a closed configuration;
• one or more motors configured to operate the plurality of rotatable blades;
• a GPS module or a sensor;
• a light emitting source configured to emit a light over a temporal period;
• a processor communicatively coupled to a memory, the plurality of rotatable blades, and the one or more motors, wherein the processor is configured to:
• receive, from the GPS module or the sensor, first coordinates indicative of a launch point;
• receive an actuation signal based on a repositioning of the plurality of rotating blades from the closed configuration to the open configuration;
• output an activation signal to the one or more motors electrically coupled to the plurality of rotating blades;
• receive, from the GPS module or the sensor, second coordinates indicative of a target altitude;
• activate the light emitting source;
• and
• cause the flight-enabled beacon to maintain the target altitude for a period of time;
• and
• a latch mechanism extending continuously around an outside surface of the housing, wherein the latch mechanism in a first position relative to the housing is configured to hold the plurality of rotatable blades in the closed configuration, and wherein the latch mechanism in a second position relative to the housing is configured to release the plurality of rotatable blades from the closed configuration to the open configuration;
• wherein the latch mechanism is rotatable circumferentially around the housing, wherein the latch mechanism is configured to be rotatably adjusted between the first position of the latch mechanism and the second position of the latch mechanism.