A satellite communication ground station as a satellite communication device performs communication control of a satellite backhaul link in a mobile communication system in which a ground base station and a core network device are connected via the satellite backhaul link, the satellite communication ground station including: a storage unit that stores a conversion table used in converting quality of service indicators that have different forms in the mobile communication system and the satellite backhaul link; and a quality of service indicator updating unit that updates priority of the quality of service indicator including priority of wireless communication of the satellite backhaul link in the conversion table on the basis of a result of evaluation of quality of service for each quality of service indicator.