To solve the problem of translation compensation on ballistic target under complex scattering model in midcourse, a novel rule based on cycle subtracting of micro-Doppler curve is proposed. Firstly, the period is estimated by the period feature extraction algorithm which is based on the correlation of range profile envelopes. Then, extract the Doppler curve of the strongest scattering point through the Viterbi algorithm. Lastly, do the cycle subtracting and single cycle integral to the curve, the precious translation parameters can be got by the least squares estimating. This method is not only suitable for the rotating model, but also valuable for the precession model and the sliding model. The effectiveness of the proposed rule is verified by simulation results.