(AP) The Pentagon says bad weather in the north Pacific makes it unlikely that a Navy ship will launch a missile Wednesday in an attempt to shoot down a wayward U.S. spy satellite in space.

A Pentagon official who briefed reporters on technical aspects of the decision on when to make the shootdown attempt said high seas currently are an obstacle for the Navy ship that would fire the missile.

But the official also said no decision has been made yet to scrap the mission, and if the weather improves during the course of the day the launch could go forward. He added that other factors, including the orientation of the satellite in its polar orbit, could influence a decision on the timing of the shootdown effort.