A multi-aperture high-fill-factor telescope is provided. Specifically a
multi-aperture high-fill-factor telescope is provided that includes a
plurality of sub-aperture telescopes, each sub-aperture telescope being
configured to collect electromagnetic radiation from a scene and
including first, second, third, and fourth powered mirrors; a set of
combiner optics configured to combine electromagnetic radiation collected
by the sub-aperture telescopes to form an image of the scene; and a
plurality of sets of relay optics, the sets of relay optics are
respectively associated with the sub-aperture telescopes and each set of
relay optics includes a first flat fold mirror, a trombone mirror pair,
and a last flat fold mirror, wherein the last flat fold mirrors are
disposed within about a beam diameter of respective exit pupils of the
sub-aperture telescopes.