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Orbi placement concerns
Having one router / WAP near the edge and the other WAP (satelite) near the middle of the home is a poor layout for optimized coverage. Reminds me too much of single WAP systems this Orbi mesh system...
Every home is different but this is our general guide for common house layouts: http://kb.netgear.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/31029/~/where-should-i-place-my-orbi-satellite%3F
The optimal placement does very depending on the layout of the home.
You can experiment a bit to see what works best for you, but there's a good chance you'll find the first place you put the Satellite works great.
Most internet connections have wiring that terminates at the edge of the home. Yes some of the coverage of the router would fall outside the home. Unless you are able to place the router in a more central location (due to internal wiring) there's not much that can be done about that.
Our focus has been on performance with a dedicated wireless band. As we've gone for performance rather than trying to minimise the size of the unit at the expense of performance, we also put a lot of effort into designing Orbi to be aesthetically pleasing. Whilst the router might be tucked away somewhere the satellite could be e.g. in the living room where it could be in the field of vision a lot.
Can the Orbi satellites connect with each other and would that reduce performance? In other words, if you placed the Orbi router at the edge of the house where the internet service comes in, and you placed an Orbi satellite in the middle of the house, could you also place another Orbi satellite at the other end of the house (opposite end vs the Orbi router) and still get fast, reliable coverage from the second Orbi satellite?
my guess is yes you would "get fast, reliable coverage" up to the limit of Satellites (4?)
communication between the router and a satellite or a satellite and another satellite is the same takes place on that third frequency. The only difference would be the number of hops through satellite(s) to get to the router if you were communicating with the internet. I imagine most users would not notice that difference at all. If you were communicating in your local area network (i.e. from your laptop to your smart TV inside your home) there would be no change.
edited for clarity