The invention provides a method for testing a
phased array compact range of a high-
orbit communication
satellite. The method comprises the following steps: unfolding and fixing a whole
satellite antenna on the ground; confirming that a test coupler is installed and a cable is connected normally; uploading
software to a
phased array antenna and confirming that the function is normal; setting a
phased array transponder path, switching on the change-over switch, and opening the active single
machine and the phased array on the path; after the phased array is preheated through telemetering,
system-level testing is carried out, wherein at least one performance parameter such as
noise spectrum and equivalent omnidirectional
radiation power and functions such as
program control pointing and
beam hopping are tested;
program control pointing function
verification is performed according to wave beam
program control preset pointing, and the DUT turntable is matched to verify the precision; hopping beam function
verification jumps according to a preset time slot, and a Zero Span mode of a frequency
spectrograph analyzes a
time domain characteristic
verification time sequence; and switching the phased array to standby after verification, shutting down after telemetering is normal, and recovering the on-
satellite state. In this way, it can be ensured that the integration performance of the phased-array antenna and the
transponder system meets the design requirement through quantitative analysis.