Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, is scheduled to be launched on April 10 aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The observation satellite is "fully designed and developed" by Kenyan engineers.
Kenya will launch its first operational satellite next week in a landmark achievement for the country's space programme, the government said on Monday.
Taifa-1, or Nation-1 in Swahili, is scheduled to be launched on April 10 aboard the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
