diff --git a/pkg_defs/aca_preview/build.sh b/pkg_defs/aca_preview/build.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..31d19454
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg_defs/aca_preview/build.sh
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+pip install --no-deps --verbose --no-binary :all: --no-index .
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/pkg_defs/aca_preview/meta.yaml b/pkg_defs/aca_preview/meta.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..857c4954
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkg_defs/aca_preview/meta.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+package:
+  name: aca_preview
+  version:  {{ GIT_DESCRIBE_TAG }}
+
+build:
+  noarch: python
+  script_env:
+    - SKA_TOP_SRC_DIR
+
+source:
+  path: {{ SKA_TOP_SRC_DIR }}/aca_preview
+
+
+# the build and runtime requirements. Dependencies of these requirements
+# are included automatically.
+requirements:
+  # Packages required to build the package. python and numpy must be
+  # listed explicitly if they are required.
+  build:
+    - python
+    - pip
+    - setuptools
+    - chandra_aca
+    - proseco
+    - testr
+  # Packages required to run the package. These are the dependencies that
+  # will be installed automatically whenever the package is installed.
+  run:
+    - python
+    - numpy
+    - matplotlib
+    - astropy
+    - pytest
+    - chandra_aca
+    - proseco
+    - quaternion
+    - testr
+
+test:
+  imports:
+    - aca_preview
+
+
+about:
+  home: git@github.com:sot/aca_preview
+
diff --git a/ska3_flight_build_order.txt b/ska3_flight_build_order.txt
index f5dc1484..2aa057f5 100644
--- a/ska3_flight_build_order.txt
+++ b/ska3_flight_build_order.txt
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ psmc_check
 dea_check
 dpa_check
 proseco
+aca_preview
 ska3-template
 ska3-pinned
 ska3_builder