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This paper mainly focuses on the antenna pattern effect analysis and correction method of AMAO spaceborne SAR. The antenna pattern characteristics of the squint steering beam are first analyzed. On this basis, an analytical model is developed to quantify the antenna pattern effects in AMAO SAR images. Different from the conventional approach that corrects the elevation antenna pattern, an improved antenna pattern correction method, which accounts for the spatial variation in the two-dimensional antenna pattern, is then proposed for AMAO spaceborne SAR. Finally, experiments are conducted to verify the proposed correction method. 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