JIUQUAN, July 10 (Xinhua) - China's Kuaizhou-11 carrier rocket suffered a failure during its maiden flight Friday.

(File photo: agencies)

The rocket was launched from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 12:17 p.m. (Beijing Time), but a malfunction occurred during the flight.

The specific cause of the failure is under further analysis and investigation.