The invention discloses a long air gap spherical electrode streamer discharge simulation system. The system comprises an impulse voltage generator, a voltage divider, a spherical experimental electrode, a galvanized electrode plate, a high-potential transient current measuring device, an electric field sensor, a photomultiplier, a high-speed camera, an oscilloscope and an analog terminal, whereinthe impulse voltage generator and the voltage divider are electrically connected with each other; and the spherical experimental electrode is electrically connected with the voltage divider, the galvanized electrode plate is grounded, and the analog terminal is in communication connection with the high-potential transient current measuring device, the electric field sensor, the photomultiplier, the high-speed camera and the oscilloscope. The defects in the prior art can be overcome, a ball-plate gap dynamic streamer fractal development model based on charge accumulation is established, and a guide mechanism of generation, accumulation and dissipation of space charges of a discharge channel on discharge development is conveniently researched.