The invention discloses an array plane
layout method for a space-borne SAR (
Synthetic Aperture Radar) phased-array antenna and relates to a
radar antenna technology. The array plane
layout method comprises the following steps of: under the condition that the number of
azimuth T / R (Transmit / Receive) assemblies (or phase shifters) of the phased-array antenna is not changed, dividing an array plane of the antenna into a plurality of unequal subarrays along the range direction; staggering along the
azimuth direction of the antenna by using each subarray as the unit, wherein a staggering distance is about one second of a spacing of each two adjacent T / R assemblies in the range direction; and discretizing single big-peak scanning
grating lobes of a regular rectangular lattice structure into a plurality of distributed small-peak
grating lobes, so that the peaks of the scanning
grating lobes in the
azimuth direction are greatly reduced and the influence of the big-peak grating lobes on a
radar system is reduced. The larger the number of the subarrays which have different spacings and are formed by dividing the antenna in the range distance is and the more the types of spacings between the subarrays are, the better the effect of discretizing the big-peak grating lobes is, however, the complexity of
layout of a
feed network of the phased-array antenna, the design of an antenna frame and the like are also increased. An array plane layout scheme suitable for the
engineering application is obtained by comprehensively considering the complexity of the layout of the
feed network and the design of the antenna frame and the effect of discretizing the scanning grating lobes in the
azimuth direction.