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{{RoleInfobox
| image = Lakon_Type_7_Salvage_Canisters.jpg
| risk = Medium
| reward = Low
| timeinvestment = Medium
| suggestedships = [[Adder]]; [[Alliance Chieftain]]; [[Asp Explorer]]; [[Cobra Mk III]]; [[Diamondback Explorer]]; [[Keelback]]; [[Krait Mk II]]; [[Type-6 Transporter]]; [[Type-8 Transporter]]
| suggestedupgrades = [[Frame Shift Drive|FSD upgrades]]; [[Cargo Rack]]s; [[Limpet Controller/Collector|Collector Limpets]]
}}

'''Salvager''' is a [[:Category:Careers|career]] to recover valuable lost or stolen items such as [[commodities]], [[data]] and [[materials]]. These are found in space and on celestial bodies. It can be collected by using a [[Cargo Scoop]] or [[Limpet Controller/Collector|Collector Limpets]] in space or by hand [[On Foot|on foot]]. [[Megaship|Megaships]] have cargo that can be looted. The collected items can be sold for [[credits]].

== Salvage types ==
Salvageable [[Commodities]] are divided into 2 classifications: "Legal Salvage" and "Illegal Salvage". An item's legal status is identified by the HUD when it is targeted. Trafficking in illegal salvage is a crime and may result in penalties from local security forces.

Cargo that a pilot both [[Jettison Cargo|jettisons]] and abandons becomes legal salvage. However, if it's only jettisoned then it becomes illegal salvage for everyone except them. Cargo that is already marked as stolen can only be jettisoned.
===Legal Salvage===
Legally salvaged cargo functions just like purchased cargo and can be sold to [[Commodities|Commodity Markets]] unless prohibited there. Some types of legal salvage can be handed in to a [[Search and Rescue Agent]].

Legal salvage can be found in the following locations:
* [[Points of Interest]] on the surface of planets and moons.
* Scattered inside the docking bays of [[Station#Damaged State|damaged]] [[starport]]s.
* [[Non-Human Signal Source]]s.
** Signal Sources that only have "Xeno Hunting" as a related activity still have a chance of containing legal salvage. However, investigating these sources risks encountering hostile [[Thargoid Scout]]s.
** Signal Sources that have "Search and Rescue" as a related activity will always contain legal salvage.
* [[Degraded Emissions]].
** Signal Sources that have "Search and Rescue" as a related activity will always contain legal salvage.

===Illegal Salvage===
[[File:Salvager-Type-9-Limpet.jpg|thumb|250px|Salvager Type-9 and a limpet]]
Illegally salvaged cargo is marked as stolen and functions similarly to [[Illegal Goods]] - it can only be sold to [[Black Market]]s and you can get a fine or bounty for being fully scanned by [[Security Forces|law enforcement]] while carrying it.

Some missions on [[Bulletin Board]]s ask you to illegally salvage something floating in space in a certain system and [[Smuggler|smuggle]] it back into the starport.

Illegal salvage can be found in various [[System Signal Sources]] - especially Weak Signal Sources and [[Salvageable Wreckage]].

== Locations ==
These are recommended locations to find salvageable items.
{| class="fandom-table"
|+
!Location
!Notes
|-
|Impact sites (e.g. data from a downed satellite on a planet)
|Data from a downed satellite on a planet.
|-
|[[Megaship|Megaships]]
|In space of star systems.
|-
|[[Minor Wreckage]]
|[[Points of Interest]] on planets.
|-
|[[Salvageable Wreckage]]
|[[System Signal Sources|Signal source]] in a star system
|-
|[[Thargoid Titan|Titan]] debris
|Collect Thargoid items at a [[Thargoid Titan|Titan Graveyard]].
|-
|Vehicle debris
|Vehicles at [[Settlement|settlements]] or POI.
|}

== Looting Megaships ==
[[Megaship|Megaships]] can be looted for cargo, data and materials. Note; profitability is currently low and the risks are high. You ship must be equipped with:

# For data terminals ([[Hackable Comms Array]], [[Hackable Data Transmitter]]): At least a [[Limpet Controller]] cable of launching [[Recon Limpet Controller|Recon Limpets]] for data terminals (like a [[Recon Limpet Controller]] or an [[Operations Multi Limpet Controller]]). [[Recon Limpet Controller|Recon Limpets]] are '''one time use only'''.
# For [[Megaship#Interactions|Cargo Bays]]: a [[Limpet Controller]] capable of launching [[Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller|Hatch Breaker Limpets]] (like a [[Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller]] or an [[Operations Multi Limpet Controller]]). [[Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller|Hatch Breaker Limpets]] are '''one time use only'''.
# To efficiently collect the containers ejected by Cargo Bays, a [[Limpet Controller]] capable of launching [[Collector Limpet Controller|Collector Limpets]] (like a [[Collector Limpet Controller]] or an [[Operations Multi Limpet Controller]]).
# Ideally, to stay in silent running longer, a [[Heatsink Launcher]] to get rid of high heat if you can not exit [[Silent Running]] soon.

'''If you use an [[Operations Multi Limpet Controller]] and launch the maximum of collector limpets, you will not be able to launch any [[Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller|Hatch Breaker Limpets]] or [[Recon Limpet Controller|Recon Limpets]]. In order to immediately destroy all active limpets, turn the power to the Limpet Controller off. When you turn it back on, you will be able to launch new limpets.'''

Recommended ship is the [[Alliance Chieftain]] which it can run cool and has decent optional space. Running cold helps you to avoid turrets. For weapons optional is 3x [[Seeker Missile Rack]].

For Hacking and simple investigation of cargo, any cold running ship is suitable (like the [[Mandalay]] or any [[Diamondback]] variant) because you only need to pack the limpet controllers you need and space for the limpets.

If you stay undetected, you can avoid all fights because you will not gain any bounties or fines.

=== Find a Megaship ===
To find a megaship you need to check their Flight Operations Plan, because they move around the galaxy.

[[Canonn Interstellar Research Group|Canonn Research]] has Flight Operations Plan details. Inara has a [https://inara.cz/elite/nearest-stations/?formbrief=1&ps1=&pi13=&pi14=0&pi15=0&pi16=22&pi1=0&pi18=0&pi19=0&pi17=0&ps2=&pi25=0&pi8=&pi9=0&pi26=0&pi3=&pi4=0&pi5=0&pi7=0&pi23=0&pi6=0&ps3=&pi24=0 search function for Megaships]. The data on Inara is sometimes out of date because it does not take into account the Flight Operations Plans of the Megaships. Megaships show up as a [[System Signal Sources|System Signal Source (Point of Interests)]] in a star system. They are not visible on the system map.

=== Cargo Bays ===
When you're in a star system make sure to display [[System Signal Sources|System Signal Source (Point of Interests)]] in the Navigation Menu. Select a target and visit it. Fly within 4 km of the ship and scan it with the [[Data Link Scanner]]. Once you see the scan animation you can check the Contacts tab in the left HUD panel. That will show Cargo Bays and Data Terminals. Select the Cargo Bay and scan it with the [[Manifest Scanner]]. The inventory tab in the left HUD panel shows all the cargo and quantity.

Scan the cargo bay with the [[Data Link Scanner]]. Select Sub-Targets. The left HUD panel will show a [[Recon Limpet Controller|Recon Limpet]] Docking Point. Select the Limpet Docking Point, then switch to the [[Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller]]. Make sure to a [[Heatsink Launcher|heatsink]] ready.

In order to maximize the time you can stay in silent running, disable all modules except sensors, the limpet controller(s) you need to hack and collect, as well as life support.

Now enable [[Silent Running]] and launch the limpet. The authorities will be alerted the moment the hacking of the cargo bay starts. If the authorities find you close to the cargo bay or picking up the stolen goods, you will get a bounty on your head and the authority ships and also the megaship's turrets will become hostile. Stay in silent running as long as you are near the cargo bay or collecting the illegal cargo. After the cargo is ejected, deploy (open) the [[Cargo Scoop]] and let the [[Collector Limpet Controller|Collector Limpets]] retrieve the loot. Make sure to only exit silent running when away from the cargo bay and do not get caught by the authorities while using silent running. System Authority ships will scan you for illegal goods. If they find any on you, you will get finded or a bounty (which as before, will turn them and the megaship turrets hostile).

The Cargo Bay must be opened with the [[Hatch Breaker Limpet Controller|Hatch Breaker]] multiple times to get all the loot. Continue to do so until you fill your cargo hold.

=== Hackable Comms Arrays and Hackable Data Transmitters ===
The [[Megaship]] has a [[Hackable Comms Array]] or a [[Hackable Data Transmitter|Hackable Data Transmitted]]. Move to within 350 meters and scan it with the [[Data Link Scanner|data link scanner]]. It will show one ([[Hackable Data Transmitter]]) or two ([[Hackable Comms Array]]) new [[Recon Limpet Controller|Recon Limpet]] docking point on the sub target tab. Hacking is an offense that will get you a [[bounty]] if you are not in [[Silent Running]]. As with the cargo bays, make sure you have a [[Heatsink Launcher|heatsink]] ready.

In order to maximize the time you can stay in [[Silent Running]], disable all modules except sensors, the limpet controller(s) you need to hack and collect, as well as life support. Note that using [[Silent Running]] will automatically disable your [[Shield Generator]]. You can only turn on the [[Shield Generator]] while you are not using [[Silent Running]]. So be careful while flying in [[Silent Running]] because any contact with the Megaship, cargo, or any other ship will damage your hull.

Then enable [[Silent Running]] and launch the [[Recon Limpet Controller|Recon]] Limpet. If there are multiple docking points, you can hack them in parallel if your Limpet Controller allows this.

After the hacking is complete and as long as no system authorities are nearby while you are close to the target, you can exit Silent Running. If system authorities are nearby, move away from the target under [[Silent Running|SIlent Running]] and exit [[Silent Running]] when 1 km away from the target.

Iff the target is a [[Hackable Comms Array]], when the limpets finish hacking the [[Hackable Comms Array|Comms Array]] it will eject a couple of [[Cargo Canister|cannisters]] with the data. These data cannisters must be scooped up. It's fast to do this with [[Collector Limpet Controller|collector]] limpets, particularly if you want to stay in [[Silent Running]] while collecting the data cannisters. This is because using the thrusters causes a higher heat buildup than staying stationary.

If the target is a [[Hackable Data Transmitter]], the hacked data will be stored directly in your ship like with [[Frame Shift Wake Scanner|wake scans]] and [[Private Data Beacons|Private Data Beacon]] scans.

=== Clear fines and bounty ===
If you acquired a [[bounty]], find an [[Interstellar Factor]] in a system that is not ruled by the party that issued the [[bounty]] on you and that ideally has low security or anarchy. This is because when a system authority ship scans you and finds stolen goods on you, you will get [[Bounty|fined]] or a [[bounty]] (which will make the system authority ships hostile). Then clear your [[bounty]] there. For example the [https://inara.cz/elite Inara website] has a list of the nearest [[Interstellar Factor|Interstellar Factors]]. Also check that the [[Interstellar Factor]] has a [[Black Market]]. In the station menu: go to General Services -> Contacts -> Interstellar Factors Contact to pay your [[Bounty|fines]] and [[Bounty|bounties]]. Then go to the [[Black Market]] via the station menu to sell your stolen goods.

== Operation ==
A salvager themed [[Operations|Operation]] is Found Adrift. The goal is to retrieve a high value asset in an abandoned megaship.

== Items to salvage ==
These salvageable [[commodities]], [[data]] and [[materials]] can be obtained through [[Pirate|piracy]] or retrieved from sites with preexisting wreckage, abandoned structures, or alien structures. Salvage is usually marked [[Stolen Goods|stolen]] or [[Illegal Goods|illegal]] in most systems. Certain Salvage items, such as Escape Pods and Black Boxes, can be given to a Search & Rescue Contact at most [[Station|Stations]].
{| class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" border="1"
!Name
!Type
!Origin
!Location
!Notes
|-
|[[AI Relics]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Ancient Artefact]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Ancient Key]]
|
|Guardian
|
|
|-
|[[Anomaly Particles]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Antimatter Containment Unit]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Antique Jewellery]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Antiquities]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Assault Plans]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Bio-Mechanical Conduits]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Black Box]]
|
|Human
|
|Can be handed in to a Search & Rescue contact.
|-
|[[Blacklist Data]]
|Data
|Human
|At impact sites on a planet, usually downed satellites.
|
|-
|[[Cargo Rack (Wreckage)]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Caustic Crystal]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Caustic Shard]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Commercial Samples]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Corrosive Mechanisms]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Damaged Escape Pod]]
|
|Human
|May be ejected from a destroyed NPC ship.
|Can be handed in to a Search & Rescue contact.
|-
|[[Data Core]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Diplomatic Bag]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Earth Relics]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Encrypted Correspondence]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Encrypted Data Storage]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Experimental Chemicals]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Fossil Remnants]]
|
|Alien
|
|
|-
|[[Gene Bank]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Geological Samples]]
|
|Alien
|
|
|-
|[[Guardian Casket]]
|
|Guardian
|
|
|-
|[[Guardian Orb]]
|
|Guardian
|
|
|-
|[[Guardian Relic]]
|
|Guardian
|
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|-
|[[Guardian Tablet]]
|
|Guardian
|
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|-
|[[Guardian Totem]]
|
|Guardian
|
|
|-
|[[Guardian Urn]]
|
|Guardian
|
|
|-
|[[Guardian Wreckage Components]]
|
|Guardian
|
|
|-
|[[Hardened Surface Fragments]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Heat Exposure Specimen]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Hostage]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Large Survey Data Cache]]
|
|Human
|
|-
|[[Manufacturing Instructions]]
|Data
|Human
|At impact sites on a planet, usually downed satellites.
|
|-
|[[Massive Energy Surge Analytics]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Meta-Alloys]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Military Intelligence]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Military Plans]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Mollusc Brain Tissue]]
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|Alien
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|
|-
|[[Mollusc Fluid]]
|
|Alien
|
|
|-
|[[Mollusc Membrane]]
|
|Alien
|
|
|-
|[[Mollusc Mycelium]]
|
|Alien
|
|
|-
|[[Mollusc Soft Tissue]]
|
|Alien
|
|
|-
|[[Mollusc Spores]]
|
|Alien
|
|
|-
|[[Mysterious Idol]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Occupied Escape Pod]]
|
|Human
|May be ejected from a destroyed NPC ship.
|Can be handed in to a Search & Rescue contact.
|-
|[[Personal Effects]]
|
|Human
|
|Can be handed in to a Search & Rescue contact.
|-
|[[Phasing Membrane Residue]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Pod Core Tissue]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Pod Mesoglea]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Pod Outer Tissue]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Pod Shell Tissue]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Pod Surface Tissue]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Pod Tissue]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Political Prisoner]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Precious Gems]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Prohibited Research Materials]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Propaganda]]
|
|Human
|At impact sites on a planet, usually downed satellites.
|
|-
|[[Propulsion Elements]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Prototype Tech]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Rare Artwork]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Rebel Transmissions]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Salvaged Alloys]]
|
|Human
|Found in vehicle debris.
|
|-
|[[SAP 8 Core Container]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Scientific Research]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Scientific Samples]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Sensor Fragment]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Ship Flight Data]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Ship Systems Data]]
|
|Thargoid
|
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|-
|[[Small Survey Data Cache]]
|
|Human
|
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|-
|[[Space Pioneer Relics]]
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|Human
|
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|-
|[[Tactical Core Chip]]
|
|Thargoid
|
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|-
|[[Tactical Data]]
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|Human
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|-
|[[Technical Blueprints]]
|
|Human
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|-
|[[Thargoid Basilisk Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
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|-
|[[Thargoid Biological Matter]]
|
|Thargoid
|
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|-
|[[Thargoid Bio-Storage Capsule]]
|
|Thargoid
|
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|-
|[[Thargoid Carapace]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Cyclops Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
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|-
|[[Thargoid Energy Cell]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Glaive Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Heart]]
|
|Thargoid
|Dropped by destroyed Thargoid Interceptors.
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Hydra Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Interdiction Telemetry]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Link]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Material Composition Data]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Organic Circuitry]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Orthrus Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Probe]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Residue Data]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Resin]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Sensor]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Ship Signature]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Medusa Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Scout Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Structural Data]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Technological Components]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Technology Samples]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Thargoid Wake Data]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Time Capsule]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Titan Deep Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Titan drive component|Titan Drive Component]]
|
|Thargoid
|Thargoid Titan debris field
|
|-
|[[Titan Maw Deep Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Titan Maw Partial Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Titan Maw Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Titan Partial Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Titan Tissue Sample]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Trade Data]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Trinkets of Hidden Fortune]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Unclassified Relic]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Unoccupied Escape Pod]]
|
|Human
|Signal sources in a system experiencing Thargoid Alert or Thargoid Invasion.
|
|-
|[[Unstable Data Core]]
|
|Human
|
|
|-
|[[Weapon Parts]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|
|-
|[[Wreckage Components]]
|
|Thargoid
|
|Can be handed in to a Search & Rescue contact.
|}

== Videos ==
<gallery>
File:How To Find Titan Drive Components for V1 SCO FSD (Elite- Dangerous)
File:Loot Rare Thargoid Materials NOW from Cocijo’s Carcass! Elite Dangerous Tutorial
File:Elite Dangerous Mini-Tutorial- How to Black Box Salvage (Mission; applies to any retrieval mission)
File:Elite Dangerous Odyssey (V8) - Salvage Mission-2
</gallery>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
Salvager-Type-9-Limpet.jpg|Salvager Type-9 and a limpet
Lakon_Type_7_Salvage_Canisters.jpg|Lakon Type 7 Salvage Canisters
Salvage-Item-1.png|Salvage Item 1
Salvage-Item-2.png|Salvage Item 2
Salvage-Item-3.png|Salvage Item 3
Asp-Salvage-Canisters.png|Asp salvage canisters
</gallery>

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