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This phenomenon is known as Azimuth Missing Data (AMD). If classical SAR imaging algorithms are performed directly using AMD echo, the imaging results may be defocused or even display false targets, which seriously affects the accuracy of the image. Thus, we proposed a Sub-echo Segmentation and Reconstruction Azimuth Missing Data SAR Imaging Algorithm (SSR-AMDIA) to solve the problem of incomplete echo SAR imaging in this article. Instead of using the motion compensation step of the Polar Format algorithm (PFA) to recover the full echo from the AMD echo, the proposed SSR-AMDIA eliminates the effect of the planar approximation in PFA and expands the maximum depth of focus (DOF). The raw AMD echo was first subjected to range compression and Range Cell Migration Correction (RCMC), after which the AMD-RCMC echo was divided along the range direction. Then, we constructed a series of phase compensation functions based on the sub-segment AMD-RCMC echoes to guarantee the perfect recovery of the full RCMC echoes corresponding to the sub-scenes. Finally, we combined them to obtain the complete RCMC echo, and an excellent focused imaging result was then obtained via azimuth compression. Simulation and experimental data verified the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm. Furthermore, we derived the mathematical expressions for the two-dimensional maximum DOFs of the proposed algorithm. 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