Abstract: With the increasing number of space targets and the limited monitoring resources, in order to find a reasonable space surveillance resource scheduling method to improve scheduling efficiency, an effectiveness evaluation method of space target surveillance resource scheduling based on analytic hierarchy process (AHP)-ideal point is proposed. In the scenario of cataloging maintenance tasks, an effectiveness evaluation indicator system of space target monitoring resource scheduling is established by this method. Based on the AHP method and ideal point method, the scheduling efficiency under four strategies of cataloging maximization, priority of key tasks, priority of key targets, and priority of search is evaluated and ranked. The simulation results show that the catalog maximization strategy maximizes the scheduling efficiency in the catalog maintenance task scenario. This method is more objective than the traditional AHP index synthesis method and has guiding significance for practical scheduling and equipment application.