While the world winced, North Koreans proudly celebrated the successful launch of a long-range missile, the Unha-3, on Wednesday. The act was in direct defiance to the United States, its allies, and the United Nations, all of which discouraged North Korea from launching the rocket, concerned that it’s a ruse to explore the feasibility of a nuclear missile. But timed to the first anniversary of the death of North Korea’s former Dear Leader, Kim Jong-il, the launch was a moment of patriotic pride, with citizens celebrating alongside officials and news anchors their major advancement. All these celebrations, of course, ignore the fact that North Korea is not the first, nor the second (or third) country to accomplish this feat—but it’s still the ideal opportunity for propaganda.