The Tselina dedicated ELINT satellite was developed into two systems: Tselina-O for general observations and Tselina-D for detailed observations. TsNII-108 GKRE (Zaslavskiy) developed the payload while V M Kovtunenko of OKB-586 build the satellite and launch vehicle.
The Kosmos Satellite that was launched from the Plesetsk Cosmodrome LC32 on June 1978, for the Cosmos 1025 mission, is predicted to re-enter the Earths atmosphere on the 10th March @ 09:00 UTC ± 8 Hours.