I'm actually kind of for this
You're letting off a gigantic pulse that reflects back all the stellar objects in the system. This must be a hyperspace thing for it to make sense (in Elite: Legacy it's mentioned that there are several kinds of comms - laser for direct ship to ship, and hyperspace for superluminal distances, so a hyperspace ping seems to fit in with that).
That cannot be good for the station's systems if you let one off nearby. And it would be kind of hilarious to suddenly get attacked for doing it... I'd certainly find it funny.
Though the inevitable tidal wave of complaints will probably mean it's never implemented, heheh.