How do the satellites from SpaceX Starlink get all released at one time, but still spread out enough on their own to cover the globe?

Question

How do the satellites from SpaceX Starlink get all released at one time, but still spread out enough on their own to cover the globe?

In: Physics

Answer 1

The satellites will have small thrusters and fuel on board which they’ll use to adjust their orbits to spread out from each other and future stationkeeping.